Smyrna times., 1887-07-20

- CLAYTON House, Is IOOu CloIA az the
RTight Ini House, RehObOth Beach.
Mrs f. n. Haag, nee Paris, who has
- visiting her parents in Dover, will
SertIy Ieen return to her home iu Kansas
9 Carev last week threshed 1,O6G
Sois =, IL of wheat in fourteen hours for
Cord Warrington OF Drawbridge near
Milton.
,,frod G. Nowland of New Castle
onntv has bought Belle Chester" a
Coun'3 Cn, ~ 99l acres in Shrewsbury Neck,
nm la the Sassafras river, for $4,000.
Tho Delaware Railroad COmpany's
oaob estimate puts the expected ship
Po"T PoMts bv rail from all points on the
lnnn;nsnia reached by the main line
p0d its feeders at 2,35S, ,223 baskets.
Cornelius Swaine, living near Bridge
,ilIe has twenty acres of land on which
i, 1SS3 he raised seventy-nine bushels
nfwbeat. Ten acres of this andyield-
Sd him this year thirty five bushels to
the acre.
The old.estabished grocery and dry
ooods firm of J. F. Williamson & Son,
- Newark. has succumbed in the gen
or,i inactivity of business since the
nan woolen mills fire. Sheriff Lamb
son madea levy Monday.
Henry DUPONT and his wife on Fri
dav evening last celebrated their gold
on wedding in a fitting manner ut their
residence. A large assemblage of in
yited guests was present.
Miss Emma Luff, of FELTON,, has re-
ceved. under the civil service rules, n
$1,000 appointment in the Office of the
sixth Auditor in the Treasury Depart.
ment at Washington, d. G.
Leyick Palmer died at his home in
Washington on the 1lth. He was prior
TO 1860 engaged in business in this cOun-
ty. being we'll and favorably known
by a large number of our people. He
was native of this county.
John P. R. Polk, Esq, whose tour in
the interest of the organization of
branch peach exchanges met with graf
living success. Mr.. Polk says that
f225OOO baskets of peaches will be
handled by the different exchanges
this season.
Captain Joshua G. Tannell of Ocean
View died in Philadelphia last Sunday
aged about 38 years. His death re.
suited from a small wound, caused bV
the accidental sticking of fish fin in
bis hand; gangrene set in and he died
in few days after the accident in spite
Ofthe skill Of four Philadelphia doctors.
Delaware College Reciew for July
which has just appeared, completes the
fifth year Of that interesting journal.
There will be an election of officers and
editors before the next number is
published. The ReUietU praises the
Board Of Trustees for the manner in
which the late trouble of the college
was adjusted.
About four o'clock Sunday after
noon Laurel and vicinity was visited
by terrific rainstOrm, accOmpanied
BY thunder, lightning and hail. The
WIND blew with great velocity, and
considerable damage was done. Two
hue dwellings in process of erection bv
Evans Duvall and Mrs. Young were
badly wrecked.
large number of evapOratOrs are
Deing made ready for operation during
1ae coming peach season, at and in the
vicinity OF Milford. 1t will take a large
percentage Of the peach crop to supply
them. A gentleman engaged in the
business has purchased 5000 baskets
o. truit for sum averaging less than
80 cents per basket.
The LeavenwOrth Times saws. "Tbe
corn crop of Kansas occupies a relative
position to the peach crop of Delaware
IN that when the croakers most abonnd
.ne greatest yield prevails" To which
tne Louisville Post rejoins: The next
9lne an Englishman superciliouslv
ueGiares this country has no ruins, lust
call Ills attention to our peach crop.
The present year is likely to be as
sOoG iOr the farmers oft this section; saws
she Milford NetUs, as last season was
uau Inc wheat crop has been har-
vested and is the largest and finest ever
grown here, the corn crop was never
more promising, and the same NAV be
sa'I VI the peach crop, which is likely
~ Orlng good prices. Business here
promises to revive very much soon.
The NEW CASTLE sHoRr.CUT-Tbe
nennsylyania Railroad Company is
usOuatlng for the right of way for its
uS" snort line off from New Castle To
onec. junction with the new freight
GSs ny On between Delaware Junction and
Luge Moor. The line will run in close
P,C5x3lmlty to Lea's mill on the ontskirte
VI new Castle, and will be used for the
from rn'PSl'41lGn pSn p9 OF all through freights
"O@ Ihe Delaware Division.
we; we have received COPY of the pre.
"auh o Inst for the Tenth Annual Della.
" ware state Fair, to be held at Dover
Som6Nencing September 26tb and end
no5St Oo'oOef Ist. The management an
tbaIceS H. oI'Na that the success attending the
and iase position was most gratifying.
a5J;s1pe' Oy increased premiums and
vea,i' ,y'Olal % attractions, to make this
1rs,;s ? exhibition exceed that of anv
5o p,oslous year. Mr.. d. p. Barnard Jr
dietary, will furnish any Information
U''''ed on application.
s-u0 arcBrlde's machine, on the Casson
nina % aU ue9T ~, Fearson's Corner, while run
Ia ba''a Ou Wednesday, had the misfortune
hand d pltehiOrk, which some of the
run tbIn nau leit covered up in the wheat
moroa through 1t, handle first. Ina few
was ~ u was seen that the machine
Itwoan on are just back of the cylinder
wss.- @' stopped as soon as possible and
bnt oelng handy the fire was mt ONT
was baSi.. the inside Ofthe machine
peneS SY4uiy ~ burned. The wind han.
Or a tSa,' 70 Oe away from the straw-stacks
tines y would have been burned. The
china ~ 'ue iork went through the ma.
Sentinel s~e handle being ground up
OrebarJp pioer n OF sales Of peaches by the
OfMiIsl.lla nave been made in the vicinity
purcbasou bru during the past week. The
eyssIs' eyanoaas' have been the Gamers and
RANGED s'' and the prices paid have
fgnPo Olh % TO 40 cents. the latter
Some o.g Oelng the highest price paid.
white e.omefs e.'',sfs have sold at 35 cents for
growo.lu .lult and 40 for yellow. Other
6pd na are holding at 90 cents bnt
fruit. such .eAers' The amount Of yellow
Reeves saGa y as CrawEords, Shocks and
known = rs larger here than ever before
mated /. Ihe crop for Milford Is esti.
The hsas essi.lm rom 2O0, 900 to 225, 600 baskets
7. Vs"ialiate Of Station Agent William
Ne,vvsa au'eS Is 100000 Observation-Disclosures
a WILMINeToN ,